[bookshare-discuss] Re: Christian Fiction
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:02:19 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks for the explanation, Jana.
I gather Nicholas Sparks' novels fall into that
category, too.
Cindy
--- Jana Jackson <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Dave and Cindy! Christian fiction is basically
> fiction that attempts to
> convey a Christian message of some sort. Usually,
> several of the characters
> are Christians and embrace the Christian lifestyle.
>
> I tend to prefer the Christian books that include
> characters that are very
> human and who don't talk in what I call
> Christianese. <Smile> I scanned a
> series called The Orphan Train recently for
> Bookshare. These books are
> Christian in nature, written by Al and JoAnna Lacey.
> Not too long ago, I
> read the first one, and while I enjoyed the story, I
> really didn't like the
> fact that many of the characters spoke in such
> spiritual terms that they
> didn't seem like real people. I also found the
> style of the writing to be
> very wordy, but I've found that problem in
> non-Christian books, too, at
> times.
>
> You can find all types of genres, everything from
> mysteries to westerns to
> romances. If you're interested, a good on-line
> source for Christian fiction
> is
> http://www.christianbook.com
> which happens to be one of my favorite places to
> shop. <Smile> It's also
> fun to visit a Christian bookstore sometimes, just
> to see what they have.
>
> Hope this explains things a little better! Take
> care!
>
> Jana
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:55 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: what's everyone
> reading?
>
>
> > Thanks for asking. I've been wondering, too. The
> one
> > Jan Karon book I validatedwas about a minister and
> his
> > community and family -- I think it was part of the
> > Mitford series, and so I'm assuming that that fits
> > into the category. I' started to validate one
> > Catherine Cookson which I had to reject because it
> had
> > so many errors and I wasn't interested in the
> story.
> > I've started to do another one that I've
> temporarily
> > put aside, but these both seem to be about
> lower-class
> > English of long ago. I thought of them as
> historical
> > novels. I do plan to get back to it, but I'll
> release
> > it if anoyone wants it. I also have two Grace
> Hill.
> > These are books that were sitting untouched on the
> > download list for months and months and had been
> > released by many people before I took them -- but
> > again, I'll release them if someone else wants to
> try
> > them. They're txt and were scanned by the person
> that
> > people complain submit books that are not in good
> > condition.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
> > --- talmage@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> >> The topic of this thread, and in particular the
> >> subject of the series
> >> mentioned in the previous message, caused me to
> >> wonder, what exactly is,
> >> and what constitutes Christian Fiction?
> >> I can understand the "Left Behind" series, but I
> am
> >> left wondering what
> >> decides whether or not a book falls into such a
> >> category.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> At 01:59 AM 6/14/2005, you wrote:
> >> >Hi, Pshon! you might enjoy The Zion Covenant,
> by
> >> Brock and Bodie Thoene.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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